Display rail for beds



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DISPLAY RAIL FOR BEDS Filed July 2, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet l k 4 I M INVENTORS.

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Dec. 24; 1940.

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Patented Dec. 24, 1940 UNITED STATES,

DISPLAY RAIL FQB BEDS William M. Nowell and James F. Gillespie,

Raleigh, N. O.

' Application July 2, 1938, Serial No. 217,237

v 2Claims.

This invention relates to a short rail or display rail employed in connecting the head and foot pieces of wooden beds, the rail holding the head and foot pieces in upright positions while on display.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character embodying ad.- justable hooks or clamping members adapted to be moved into and out of operation by means of a sliding actuating bar, thereby eliminating the usual threaded bolts or similar threaded clamps commonly used in display rail construction.

Another object of the invention is the pro- .vision of a device of this character which will lock the clamps in their active or clamping positions to the end that the clamps or hooks can only be disconnected by movement of the actuating bar.

With the foregoing and other objects in view,

which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arran e-- ment of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment 2 of the invention herein described, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings: I Figure 1 is an elevational view of a display rail so constructed in accordance with the invention, the

rail being secured to a head and foot piece. Figure 2 is an elevational view of the display rail in its inactive position. Figure 3 is a sectional view through the display rail.-

Figure 4 is an end elevatlonal view thereof. Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view through the display rail. I

Figure 6 is a fragmental detail view of one of the threaded hooks and means for. connecting the hooks.

Figure 7 is a detail view of the ho'ok end of one of the hooks.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the display rail embodies a substantially rectangular frame indicated generally by the reference character 5.

The end bars 8 of the frame 5, have slots I, through whichthe flattened portions 8 of the hooks 9 operate. the outer ends of the rods III, the rods in having their inner ends threaded, as at ll. As shown,

' the rods III operate in parallel spaced relation with respect to each other, and are held in position by means ofthe guides I 2 that-are formed of lengths of wire material, there being provided These hooks 8 are formed at 'one of such wiremembers twisted into close engagement with the threaded end of each rod, so that by rotating the rods, the rods will be threaded through the coiled portionsof the guides l2 and adjusted to the desired lengths to meet var- 5 ious requirements. The slots 1 are formed with enlarged ends so that the rods may be moved thereinto, and rotated, when it is desired to make an adjustment. The intermediate portion of each length of wire material is loosely'coiled around 10 the adjacent rod through which the adjacent rod operates, and bears against the adiacentbar ll of the operating mechanism to be hereinafter more ,fully described, providing a yieldable connection between the operating mechanism and rods ll. The operating means employed in operating the rods l0, embodies an actuating bar I! operating through slots formed in the upper and lower bars I and I5 respectively, there being provided a loop l6 formed at one end of the bar l3, for'the reception of the forefinger of the operator, for operating the bar to release or position the display rail. The ends of the wires ofwhich the guides l2 are formed are looped around the pivoted bars I! of the operating means, as at l8, thereby limiting pivotal movement of the bars l1. Extensions I 9 are formed on the lower ends of the bars H, which are ex-' tended' through openings in the lower bar ii of the frame, pivotally securing the bars I! to the frame. Links 20 connect the upper ends of the bars II to the actuating bar l3, and it will be obvious that when the links 20 are moved to their active positions, or to'positions shown by Figure 1 of the drawings, the rods l0 and hooks 9 formed integral therewith, will beheld hooked to the head and foot piece of the bed with which the display rail is used, with the result that the device may only be removed by pulling the actuating bar ll breaking the links 20, with the result that as the rods ID are connected with the hars through the wire guides I! the rods are forced outwardly, releasing the hooks and allowing the display rail to be removed.

It will be obvious that when the display rail is positioned so that'the hooks 9 thereof hook over the rail pins of the head and foot sections of a bed, as indicated at A in Figure '1 of the drawings, the end bars of the frame are drawn ,into close engagement with the bed sections supporting the head'and foot sections in upright positions.

we claim: I l. A display rail for displaying beds, comprising a frame having side rails and end rails, spaced. 5

bers towards eachother, whereby the sections of the bed are moved into engagement with the end rails of the frame.

2. A display rail for displaying beds, comprising a frame having side rails and end rails, spaced parallel rods having hooks at their outer ends, I

movable through openings formed in the end rails of the frame and adapted to hook over the side rail pins of the head and foot sections of a bed, a coiled spring secured to each rod, guide loops formed intermediate the ends of each spring, the guide loops of the spring carried by one rod, adapted to accommodate the adjacent rod, operating means within the frame, said operating means embodying pivoted bars and means for moving the pivoted bars, the inner ends of said coiled springs being looped around said pivoted bars, and said operating means adapted to operate the rods to move them into and out of clamping relation with the side rail pins of the bed sections.

WILLIAM M. NOWELL. JAMES F. GIILEBPIE. 

